We are proud to announce our 6th Annual Turkish Festival, which will take place at Raindrop Foundation in Oklahoma City on Saturday September 12, 2015. This event is a great opportunity to provide our community with an insight to the Turkish Culture through cultural entertainment and educational information. Last year, the festival hosted 2,500 people and this year our committee is expecting to surpass that number.

The festival will feature Turkish folk dances such as whirling dervishes, arts, crafts and the unforgettably delicious Turkish cuisine. The beautiful Turkish art featured will include water marbling art also known around the world as Ebru. This year, we will showcase the art of handmade ceramic tile created by artists from Kutahya, Turkey.Many gift items as well as original arts and crafts will be for sale to the public.

The Raindrop Foundation would like to invite you, your family and friends to this year's Turkish Festival to experience an event with such rich entertainment and activities. We believe that in order to contribute to the mutually enriching relationship among Turkish Americans and their friends, between the people of the United States of America and the Republic of Turkey, Raindrop Foundation will continue to organize and support cultural activities such as this Turkish Festival.

Marbling is the art of creating colorful patterns by sprinkling and brushing color pigments on a pan of oily water and then transforming this pattern to paper. The special tools of the trade are brushes of horsehair bound to straight rose twigs, a deep tray made of unknotted pinewood, naturalearth pigments, cattle gall and tragacanth.Join us for the Water Marbling Classes and get the chance to make the different famous art in the world. This class tought by famous Artist from Turkey Nuran ONER. Our sessions will begin on September 9-10-11, 2015 The three class sessions will be held everyday between 5pm - 7pm @ Raindrop Turkish House.Fee: $30 per class

Raindrop Foundation- Oklahoma City once again contributed to the diverse culture of Oklahoma. Raindrop volunteers participated in Oklahoma City's 9th annual peace festival on Saturday, November 8th, 2014 in the Civic center music hall'sin downtown in oklahoma city.. The theme of this event was Art in the City: a "Cultural Connection." The festival had many participants from around the world including Turkey. Raindrop Foundation volunteer made (ebru) water marbling for people.Many of the people who visited our booth had never seen someone make ebru or water marbling. Approximately hundreds people visited the event and were able to learn about Turkish culture.Visitors found tables and booth of local groups and organizations active in social justice , human service, human rights ,environmental sustainability ,and peace "said director of the peace house. "the peace festival showcases the good efforts of private groups working in those areas " he said

Raindrop Foundation- Oklahoma City once again contributed to the diverse culture of Oklahoma. Raindrop foundation volunteers participated in Oklahoma City's 6th annual Wesley UMC festival on Saturday, November 1, 2014 in the Wesley UMC . The theme of this event was Art in the City: "Cultural Connection." The festival had many participants from around the world including Turkey. Raindrop Foundation volunteer made (ebru) water marbling for people.The water marbling art was so very interesting .The artist demonstrating it did such an amazing job of choosing and blending colors.the designs were each unique and interesting .Many of the people who visited our booth had never seen someone make ebru or water marbling. Approximately hundreds people visited the event and were able to learn about Turkish culture.Visitors found beautiful and they all enjoyed seeing our items-coffee pots,carpets,books ets.